A tragic accident intertwines two lives as a duplicate Earth hangs in the sky, evoking intimate, melancholy questions.
Cerebral. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
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No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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